Asus Vivobook 18 (M1807) vs Apple MacBook Air 13 (M2, 2022)

Compared 2 laptops: Asus Vivobook 18 (M1807), vs Apple MacBook Air 13 (M2, 2022). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Storage - 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus Vivobook 18 (M1807) and Apple MacBook Air 13 (M2, 2022)
System Performance
System and app performance
Gaming Performance
Graphics in popular 3D games
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Battery Life
Estimated real-world battery life
Connectivity
Ports, webcam, and interfaces
Case & Design
Appearance, materials, durability, comfort
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 2.6 kg 1.24 kg
Pixel size 402.5x274.5x18.6-19.9 mm 304.1x215x11.3 mm
Area 1105 cm² 654 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 88.8 % 82 %
Side bezels 3.1 mm 5.6 mm
Colors Blue - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
- Blue
Material Plastic Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle n/a 130 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActivePassive
Vapor chamberNon/a
Liquid metalNoNo

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 18.4 in 13.6 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate n/a No
Pixel density 123 ppi 225 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920x1200 pixels 2560x1664 pixels
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync Tech No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Glossy (Anti-Reflective)
Light sensor n/a Yes
Display test
Max brightness
Asus Vivobook 18 (M1807)
300 nits
Apple MacBook Air 13 (M2, 2022)
500 nits
Contrastn/a1384:1
DCI-P3 gamutn/a98.4 %
sRGB gamutn/a99.9 %
Adobe RGB gamutn/a87.6 %
Response timen/a29 ms

Battery

Capacity 0 Wh 52.6 Wh
Full Charge Time n/a 2:30 h
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes, 65 W
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 65 W 30/35/67 W
Cable Length n/a 2 m
Charger weight n/a 174/189/250 g

Processor

Processor AMD Ryzen 7 260 Apple M2
Base frequency 3.8 GHz 3.5 GHz
Turbo Frequency 5.1 GHz n/a
Cores 8 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 16 8
L3 Cache 16 MB n/a
Integrated Graphics Radeon 780M Apple M2 GPU
Process tech. 4 nm 5 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus Vivobook 18 (M1807)
2530
Apple MacBook Air 13 (M2, 2022)
2425
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus Vivobook 18 (M1807)
12072
Apple MacBook Air 13 (M2, 2022)
9590
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Asus Vivobook 18 (M1807)
1806
Apple MacBook Air 13 (M2, 2022)
1514
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Asus Vivobook 18 (M1807)
16543
Apple MacBook Air 13 (M2, 2022)
8261

GPU Model

GPU Model Radeon 780M Apple M2 GPU (8-core)
TGP 15 W 15 W
Graphics Type Integrated Integrated
Process tech. 4 nm 5 nm
GPU Frequency 800 MHz 500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2700 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS 4.1 TFLOPS 2.9 TFLOPS
Memory Type DDR5 LPDDR5
Tire Width n/a 128 bit
Memory speed 5.6 Gbit/s 6.4 Gbit/s
Shader Units 768 1024
TMUs 48 64
ROPs 32 32

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 8 GB
Channels 1x16 GB 2x4 GB
Frequency 5600 MHz 6400 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5
Replaceable Yes No
Total Slots 1 n/a
Max RAM 32 n/a

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) Custom
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x256 GB
Replaceable Yes No
Total Slots 1 n/a
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 256 GB 256 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 4.0 2.2
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Max Volume n/a 82.7 dB
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6E v6
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Fingerprint sensor No Yes
IR sensor Yes No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A2x3.2No
USB-C2x4.02x4.0
ThunderboltNoThunderbolt 3
HDMI1x2.1No
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoNo
Card ReaderNoNo
Charging PortNoYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.7 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
SurfacePlasticGlass
Windows PrecisionYesNo
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

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